Bottom of the pile was Stonehenge, with 9 per cent, although it can be safely assumed that many of those taking part have already visited the prehistoric monument.

The poll threw up some distinct gender differences. While 24 per cent of men chose the Taj Mahal, that figure leapt to 34 per cent for women. Women were also more interested than men in visiting the Empire State Building (25 per cent to 17 per cent), but less keen on Petra (15 per cent to 18 per cent) and Machu Picchu (30 per cent to 34 per cent).

The appeal of the Great Wall of China appeared to be universal. It topped the charts for both genders, all geographic regions, every age group, both social grades (ABC1 and C2DE) and all but one political persuasion (Lib Dems would rather see Machu Picchu, it seems).

The biggest fans of the Great Wall were Conservative voters, with 44 per cent chose it, versus the 38 per cent average. Labour voters were the group most keen to see the Empire State Building (24 per cent picked it, versus the 21 per cent average). Lib Dems came out in strong support for a trip to Petra (22 per cent versus 17 per cent).

Petra

A second question in YouGov poll saw people asked what other experiences were on their bucket list. Seeing the Northern Lights (or some other natural wonder) came top, with 57 per cent of people picking it as one of their three options, followed by seeing the Egyptian Pyramids (or some other built wonder), with 29 per cent. Next came swimming with dolphins (or some other animal encounter), with 24 per cent. Just three per cent chose “becoming a Lord or Lady”, while 10 per cent picked “have an orgy (or some other sexual adventure)”.

Women, unsurprisingly, were far less likely than men to pick the orgy (17 per cent versus 3 per cent). They were also not so keen on travelling to the moon (4 per cent versus 14 versus), but were much more likely to choose swimming with dolphins (31 per cent versus 17 versus).